Kate Steinbeck is internationally recognized for her engaging and diverse performances, innate musicality and beauty of tone. Primarily embracing chamber music and solo artistry, she has distinguished herself as a unique interpreter and teacher of both time-honored repertoire, contemporary and world music.

Her recording, Light in the Corner, in collaboration with percussionist Byron Hedgepeth, was released on the Navya label in 2004. Proclaimed “stunning [with] incredible ensemble skills” by FLUTE TALK magazine, Light in the Corner has received critical acclaim across the US and abroad. Her next CD, with pianist Dewitt Tipton, is scheduled for release in 2007.

She is the founder and artistic director of Keowee Chamber Music, a professional ensemble established in 2001. Keowee, a non-profit organization, enlivens communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina with eclectic chamber music offerings in historic and unusual settings.

In recent years, Ms. Steinbeck has been presented in recital at the US Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, in California, Washington, DC, Ohio, and throughout the Southeast. In 1999, she was invited to perform with the premiere percussion group, NEXUS, at the National Association Flute Convention in Atlanta.

Previously a freelance flutist in the San Francisco area, she premiered works for Composers’ Inc. and was a featured performer on Old First Concerts, San Francisco Performances, and Noontime Concerts, as well as live broadcasts on KPFA Pacifica Radio’s Morning Concert. She performed on World Explorer Cruise Lines.

Ms. Steinbeck has performed as a solo artist and chamber musician throughout North America, Europe and Asia. During a four year European residency, she presented concerts sponsored by the Goethe Institute and Fulbright Commission.

She speaks German and French. Her goals include communicating the intrinsic beauty of music to an international audience, through which a cross-cultural sharing may foster tolerance and peace.

Ms. Steinbeck has drawn immeasurable inspiration from her teachers – Patti Adams, William Hebert and Tim Day and coaches – Clifford Benson, Stephen Preston, Gunther Schuller and Charles Russo. She earned BM and MM in flute performance from Baldwin-Wallace College and the San Francisco Conservatory, respectively. She was a Fulbright scholar to Belgium and won a First Prize in chamber music from the Belgian Royal Conservatory in Liège.

Kate Steinbeck plays on a modern wooden flute manufactured by the Abell Flute Company.